Lyrics for The Funeral as interpreted by kylethelion

The Funeral Lyrics
I知 coming up only to hold you under
I知 coming up only to show you wrong
And to know you is hard and we wonder
To know you all wrong we were
Ooo Ooo

Really too late to call so we wait for
Morning to wake you is all we got
To know me as hardly golden
To know me all wrong they were

And every occasion I will be ready for the funeral
And every occasion once more is called the funeral
Every occasion I am ready for the funeral
And every occasion one brilliant day funeral

I am coming up only to show you down for it
I am coming up only to show you wrong
To the outside
The dead leaves, they are alive
For they don稚 have trees to hang their hearts
Ooo Ooo

And every occasion I will be ready for the funeral
And every occasion once more is called the funeral
And every occasion I am ready for the funeral
And every occasion one brilliant day funeral

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GirlsOnFilm
03-27-2006

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Such a pretty song. Hope more people comment! =D
I found this band on the gorilla vs bear website.

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SphagnumEsplanade
03-30-2006

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This song is about being obsessed with someone to the point where you just make fun of them and pester them but time is short and he doesnt think he'll ever get the courage to tell her so he just gets ready for her funeral. Or atleast that's what I get from the brilliant song.

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sebharper
04-01-2006

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is it ...

"really too late to call, so
we wait for it -
wanting to wake you is hard"

or

"really too late to call, so
we wait for
morning to wake you
it's all we got"

i have trouble hearing it. and i've heard it a ridiculous number of times.

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WhiteTide
04-01-2006

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i don't think it has anything to do with teasing someone you're obsessed with...

from what i gather, it's a lament; waiting for morning to wake the ones you love is all you've got left. It's too late to call, so we'll trust that in the morning that the people we care for will still be alive. but at every occasion, and at any time you're prepared for a funeral, prepared for the age when your loved ones start to die off.

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corgan
04-01-2006

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Awesome song, really.

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neonblack13
04-08-2006

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i can not stop listening to this song. The whole album is amazing, really.

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slinkstersars
04-09-2006

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I LOVE.it! i love that fresh, spring, voice.

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paul_banks
04-23-2006

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this band is defintely spring. such a great song. on paper the lyrics seem so melancholy, but the way he sings it is so uplifting.

"to know you is hard and we wonder/ to know you all wrong we were"

it's about living without dead time. to quote the flaming lips, "all we have is now"

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apollo IV
05-15-2006

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words can't express the beauty that lay inside these chords and lyrics. wow. the first time i heard this song, i fell in love. it's wonderful, completely wonderful.

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litteracy
05-17-2006

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Sebharper, its:

"really too late to call, so
we wait for
morning to wake you
it's all we got"

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litteracy
05-17-2006

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PS: Kyle, all your lyrics are fucking wrong.

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evanreyes
05-17-2006

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if you have a problem with his lyrics, go to the lyrics and have them corrected

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evanreyes
05-17-2006

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sorry, go to the forum

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sortilegus
06-05-2006

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i hear, "to the outside,
the dead leaves,
they are alone,
for they don't have trees
to hang their homes"

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alternation
06-22-2006

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i think the song isn't lamenting over how you're ready to accept your loved ones' deaths. rather, i think it addresses the fact that we can't control our own death and when it happens, and that it is inevitable to all of us. i think it's a song about realizing your own death and being comfortable with the fact that death is imminent and can happen at any age and place. it sounds as if the singer has done all he has in life, and is ready to face death whenever it chooses to appear. it has a joyous approach to death somewhat, as if death is the process of being liberated. also, the song brings up points about family members when he mentions the "dead leaves" and the "tree." think of it as a family tree, where our own dead relatives may be dead, but their hearts live on in the rest of the family, just as the dead leaves are alone as they have fallen down from the proverbial "family tree."

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Schneidawg
06-26-2006

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I love the double meaning "morning to wake you." This line calls to mind the terms "mourning" and "wake" (both of which are strongly associated with funerals), making the line pack a much greater punch.

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impact
06-29-2006

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"such a pretty song" you say? well, it should be, since they ripped off a beach boys riff. listen to the gorgeous vocal harmony at the end of "surf's up". it's the main melody of this song. l.a.m.e.

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sean7711
06-30-2006

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does anyone have the lyrics to "the first song"?

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seswirl
07-15-2006

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Has anyone seen the video? What is with all the drinking? http://music.aol.com/artist/band-of-horses/762166/main

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missalissa
08-07-2006

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i'm postin what i hear...
and no one here seems to have mentioned this
but i think you have to consider that the lyrics
at least in the first verse could be talking about god
whether these boys are religious or not... could
always be a commentary on humans in general.
just a thought. love this song.
also i have hated in every posting of these lyrics
i've seen that "too" has been typo'd as "to" so
if nothing else i fixed that.. ha.

I知 coming only up to hold you under
And coming up only to show you wrong
And to know you is hard
We wander
To know you all wrong
We were

Ooo Ooo

Really too late to call so we wait for
Morning to wake you
Is all we got
And to know me as hardly golden
Is to know me all wrong
They were

At every occasion I'll be ready for the funeral
At every occasion once more it's called the funeral
At every occasion oh I'm ready for the funeral
At every occasion of one billion day funeral

I'm coming up only to show you down a floor
And coming up only to show you wrong
To the outside
The dead leaves, they are alone
For they don稚 have trees to hang their home

Ooo Ooo

At every occasion I'll be ready for the funeral
At every occasion once more it's called the funeral
At every occasion oh I'm ready for the funeral
At every occasion of one billion day funeral

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missalissa
08-08-2006

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yeah i was trying to fix these lyrics (or make them better) on some lyrics pages and see i made a copy n paste typo in that first line... oh well. crap. i'm coming only up, it is.

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kozmik
08-31-2006

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I mean the video is kinda obvious. A man troubleed by his past, quite possibly a woman, drinks himself to forget and then kills himself.

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kikujiro
09-03-2006

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he sings
"to know you is hardly wonder" in the first part.

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COLOURS
10-22-2006

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so. fucking. beautiful.

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starshinesMonet
11-03-2006

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So, I spent a really long time listening to this song and reading/considering your comments. Finally I just wrote a journal entry about my thoughts on this song, so if you have interest in what I had to say here is the URL: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=1944596&blogID=187932653&MyToken=95d13d94-71e8-450d-8f86-50e3e0e73ffa

Also, did anyone think that perhaps he meant "funeral" in the context of someone who takes other people's worries and responsibility and makes them their own? Just curious. The blog went in another direct, this was just a random thought bubble.

p.S> Anyone know where to get "Your Eyes Are Liars" by Sound Team lyrics???

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